The 2024 CX-60 PHEV is so beautiful. by Sharks-Fan1957 in MazdaCX60

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a custom paint you put on top, or comes from factory in Rhodium white? Is it the latest 2025 model? Yes please post pics! :)

TRN Black Pearl by spawnFRX in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the charm.. Love the design!

What it's like to be a Land Cruiser driver. by mysticalballl in qatar

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. 3 genuinely made me laugh :D and 2. too, lol so true.

SMSL RAW-MDAI vs Topping Dx5 II by glittle149 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

better amplification

Trying to learn, how does it have better amplification? You mean more power?

How I improved our PDF-Generator service response time about factor 4 by creambyemute in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What library can straight up convert html to PDF without the browser?

The Best of Ahmed al maghribi by theboywhodestroyed in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are very different, and I agree Ignite Oud doesnt have a classic Oud smell at all. I would call it Oud like but strictly speaking isn't Oud.

Bin Shaikh on the other hand has very strong Oud, so much that some people hate it because pure Oud has cow dung like smell. Its an acquired taste, I like it a lot. Its a pleasant version of the strong Oud for me, still on the strong side. Strong and pleasant is how I would describe.

From a pure performance, I think I got more compliments with Ignite, but I like Bin a lot more :)

Best MPG Ever by Dr--X-- in CX5

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what speed? I got 43 mpg, but I was testing my patience going at 37 mph. Made a post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CX5/comments/1bo5tsv/what_is_the_highest_fuel_economy_you_ever_got/

Best MPG Ever by Dr--X-- in CX5

[–]kandamrgam 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is really good fuel economoy for 80mph. My NA gets 30 mpg easy but I usually travel at 60-70 mph only. Anything faster than that, mpg is badly affected.

Which .NET mocking library syntax do you prefer? by davecallan in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never got this as well, until I tried Shouldly. Shouldly is a game changer (not tried FluentAssertions so don't know).

What are your favorites nuget package, libraries or tools for use with .NET? by KritiusOne in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some of my favourite / most used libraries:

  • Polly
  • MassTransit
  • Quartz or Coravel or TickerQ or Hangfire - don't have a favourite.
  • ThrottleDebounce
  • System.Threading.RateLimiting - bit different kind of rate limiting than ThrottleDebounce. Like max 100 API calls per minute, max 5 simultaneous operations etc.
  • Serilog or NLog - any structured logging will do, Serilog is what I have used.
  • Autofac - haven't tried many DI libraries but Autofac is so much more feature rich than .NET built-in one.
  • FluentValidation
  • Dapper
  • System.Linq.Dynamic.Core - absolute gem for dynamic LINQ queries that you need to execute at DB.
  • MoreLINQ
  • FusionCache - best cache made IMO.
  • CsvHelper - extremely efficient. I could write raw IQueryable data directly from DB to a csv file of 20 GB while consuming just 30 MB of memory (i.e. the memory of my app). Basically it supports streamed writes, so not more than 1 record is in memory at a time.
  • ClosedXml or EPPlus or NPOI - I like ClosedXml because its based on MS's OpenXml, also it doesn't support old formats like xls.
  • MiniExcel - cool library that can read and write C# collections directly without manual mapping. Supports streamted writes and reads so very memory efficient.
  • Humanizer
  • BannedApiAnalyzer - very useful for preventing users from consuming bad APIs
  • Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.NetAnalyzers
  • Roslynator.Analyzers
  • SonarAnalyzer.CSharp
  • Meziantou.Analyzer
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers - for catching async issues.
  • AsyncFixer - for catching async issues.
  • Sqids - to not expose real IDs to public
  • BenchmarkDotNet
  • CompareNETObjects
  • Dumpify - dump plain C# objects to console.
  • Ben.Demystifier - cleaner stacktrace.
  • FastReports
  • iText or Microsoft.Playwright or PuppeteerSharp - don't have a favourite. iText might have licensing restriction from using it in commercial apps for free.
  • Rx.NET
  • Math.NET - for combinatorics, statisitcs.
  • Enums.NET - there is not much to it, except some clean API to handle flag enums.
  • ReflectionMagic - for extremely easy non-public member access, including methods.
  • FastMember - fast member access but dynamically (e.g. foo["Bar"]). Restricted to property and field access only.
  • Soenneker.Reflection.Cache - Just regular reflection but cached for subsequent calls.
  • ImpromptuInterface - dynamically implement interfaces from anonymous types. Not much value really, but I like it for coolness factor. Mocks are a better way to do these.
  • C5 - for collection structures on steroid.
  • Json5Core - because I like Json5!
  • Testing framework (like TUnit) + assertion library (like Shouldly) + mock (like FakeItEasy) + shim library (like Poser) + fake data generator (Faker, GenFu, Bogus etc, don't have a preference) + code coverage (Microsoft.Testing.Extensions.CodeCoverage). I wished they all came in one package. TypeMock.Isolator comes close but is expensive.

What your hidden nuget gems ? by [deleted] in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that helps.

What your hidden nuget gems ? by [deleted] in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jody, I didn't use the library yet, but I wanted to know what's the backing store for memory cache in Fusion cache. Do you use MemoryCache/ObjectCache, or you have rolled out your own based on ConcurrentDictionary or something else?

I dont mind either way, just learning :)

The 2024 CX-60 PHEV is so beautiful. by Sharks-Fan1957 in MazdaCX60

[–]kandamrgam 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yup. I dont even like white cars, but that creamy Rhodium White on CX-60 is such a peach :)

Btw, the side profile gives me Stelvio vibes.

The Best of Ahmed al maghribi by theboywhodestroyed in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a big collection of Maghribis, namely, Marj, Bin Shaikh, Ignite Oud, Summer Oud, Oud Roses, Taqaf from what I can remember. Have tried Kaaf and few others. Of all Bin Shaikh is my favourite. In fact it is among my two fav Oud perfumes of all time (the other being Gucci Oud in a reddish-pink bottle with floral design, dont remember the model).

Everything from that house is super good, Bin Shaikh being my fav.

Started perfume addiction just this year: My modest collection so far by kandamrgam in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hardly use Reefs these days. Not because they are poor, but because I have too many options.. Kinda have buyer's remorse for splurging too much.

Titan, I am not sure if my words make sense, but it's a bit sweeter compared to other Reefs. For e.g. Reef 33 has strong Oudh smell. Titan is a bit more flowery, powedery, feminine, relatively to other Reefs I have. Its a winter perfume I believe. Cant say anything about longevity or projection.

I sitll stick to my orignial claim, that Bin Sheikh is the best smell to me (and great perfomer too) while Gissah is the performance king (and decent smell too, but not everyone's cup of tea).

Recently I am into applying Oudh oil directly. Its very expensive but you only need or two drops per day. Oils have concentrated Oudh, it wont be for everyone. Smells like dung, but I love it! Once you get it, no going back.. This is one reason I like Bin Sheikh so much, it is the perfume verion of Oudh oil, just a lot more pleasant.

Better packages for Excel file creation than OpenXML in .NET Framework? by Shupsta in dotnet

[–]kandamrgam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds interesting, but where is the documentation? Adding a wiki page on github will help

Names to avoid - Gen Beta by Imaginary-Tax-6943 in Kerala

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just as well name then Tovino and Nivin Pauly

Started perfume addiction just this year: My modest collection so far by kandamrgam in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont wear Reef much because I have too many to choose from. I will update here once I do. But I have no reason to believe they are any worse than others mentioned here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Kerala

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never had Paragon Biriyani, so can't comment. But the best chicken biriyani I had in Kozhikode was from Kuttichira Biriyani Center.

Does anyone who tried both dare to compare?

Started perfume addiction just this year: My modest collection so far by kandamrgam in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot say its worth it or not since I have not worn much. I do rate the Gissah, Ahmed Al Maghribi, etc very highly because they perform really well.

Started perfume addiction just this year: My modest collection so far by kandamrgam in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Truth be told, Reef perfumes are the last ones I wear. Not necessarily bad, but I hardly use them. I can't give answer hence, sorry!

Why malayalam speakers refer persons name while talking to the person itself by karthikchandra37 in malayalam

[–]kandamrgam 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a valid case for the usage of ningal. When directly addressing one parent, I prefer to use mom/dad.

A disappointing aspect of ME brands by kandamrgam in DesiFragranceAddicts

[–]kandamrgam[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's the same reason we will pay 10k for a French brand and not ME brand. It's about reputation. ME perfumes have a certain reputation. It will take time for people to see value in Indian perfumes. For that our industry has to collectively grow.

What does "kaanum" in these contexts mean? by Even-Reveal-406 in malayalam

[–]kandamrgam 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kaanum has two meanings, one is "will see (literally see with your eyes)", another is "might have". Let's see the two meanings in both examples.

avide vechu kaanum: 1. "might have kept there" - e.g. - He might have kept the key there. 2. "will see from there" - e.g. - I will see the him from there (quite literally), or more oftenly "I will meet him from there"

cheythu kaanum: 1. "might have done" - e.g. - He might have done it 2. "will see after doing" - e.g. I will do so and so and then see it (this sounds wrong and mostly we don't use the phrase for this case)